armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:38 am The best hotel I ever stayed in PP is the Niron, on Riverside. The river view rooms are not rooms, they are (nicely fitted-out) suites, the views are superb. Cost about $75. Well placed for streets 104 and 130.

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:59 am

Dcracken wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:07 am Reading up a bit more on Nagaworld. Considering staying there in Nagaworld 1. I understand it caters to a mostly Asian demographic, but how would that effect me as a westerner? It seems they have solid restaurants, entertainment, nightlife, plus the famous Darlin Darlin Lounge.
Reviews I have read are generally good but was wondering what you guys thought?
It seems many just never leave the complex, however i would like to explore the area and get out as well. Is the area safe and walkable? Anything nearby? I would appreciate your views as far as pros and cons in staying there.

For a Westerner Nagaworld is fine. You could walk around that area reasonably pleasantly in the late afternoon and early evening. Otherwise you would be taking taxis to other places. Taxis are cheap (use Exnet). You want to avoid tuktuks as you will be spending half your life haggling down to a price that will still be higher than a taxi. Basically Nagaworld would be good if you want to spend a lot of time in the complex. Otherwise not. For nightlife, I would say Nagaworld is not so good for a Westerner. If you want to chat/flirt with girls, the hostess bars work well because the girls get money for every drink you buy them. In freelancer bars such as Darlin Darlin, the girls have to find a way to hustle. Plus if you take one out, you are taking more of a risk with a freelancer, however posh the bar in which you met her. The hostess bar owners (some more than others) will generally take some responsibility for the way that their girls behave.

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:26 pm

bolueeleh wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:00 pm

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:38 am The best hotel I ever stayed in PP is the Niron, on Riverside. The river view rooms are not rooms, they are (nicely fitted-out) suites, the views are superb. Cost about $75. Well placed for streets 104 and 130.

niron is a piece of crap, rooms filled with mozzies, tiles in toilet broken, held together by glue, wash basin cabinet broken, held tgt by haphazardly nailed chip board, dirty stone bathtub that looked like have never been scrubbed for months, breakfast closed as cook is sick, never going back again

Oh dear, sorry to hear that. It was nearly two years ago that I stayed there.

Gardiguy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:31 pm Red Hibiscus is pretty good if you can handle stairs, right on the riverside with a decent restaurant to boot. Nice clean rooms and fresh sheets as well.